Civil Engineer salary in California
A real-employer view of Civil Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.
Civil Engineer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay
Public records from 62 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $109,500. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.
By DOL wage level
DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.
| Level | Filings | Median offer |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 18 | $81,726 |
| Level II — qualified | 20 | $110,120 |
| Level III — experienced | 8 | $129,667 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 6 | $153,192 |
Top employers filing for this role
Companies with the most certified filings for Civil Engineer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.
| Employer | Most-filed title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moffatt & Nichol | Civil Engineer III | 4 | $120,432 |
| WSP USA Inc. | Civil Engineer | 3 | $92,934 |
| True North Compliance Services Inc. | CIVIL ENGINEER | 3 | $75,000 |
| Spark Services | Civil Engineer | 3 | $142,000 |
| AECOM Technical Services, Inc. | Civil Engineer V | 2 | $185,785 |
| GCI, Inc. | Civil Engineer | 2 | $150,000 |
| Leland Saylor Associates | Civil Engineer | 2 | $109,500 |
| Black & Veatch Corporation | Civil Engineer 4 | 2 | $136,520 |
| TranSystems Corporation | Civil Engineer 1 | 2 | $99,154 |
| BURKE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS P.C. | CIVIL ENGINEER | 2 | $103,250 |
Recent sample filings
A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.
- Lead Civil Engineer at Five Fits Ventures LLC$150,000DublinDecided Dec 19, 2025I-200-25346-478803
- Civil Engineer V at AECOM Technical Services, Inc.$215,000OaklandDecided Dec 10, 2025I-200-25337-454962
- Civil Engineer at Insight Structural Engineers, Inc.$102,050El SegundoDecided Dec 2, 2025I-200-25328-432987
- Civil Engineer at GCI, Inc.$150,000San FranciscoDecided Nov 18, 2025I-200-25315-397854
- Civil Engineer at Mobbil.Inc$90,000Studio CityDecided Nov 14, 2025I-203-25309-377467
- Civil Engineer at Leland Saylor Associates$105,000Walnut CreekDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-360465
- Civil Engineer at Leland Saylor Associates$114,000Walnut CreekDecided Nov 14, 2025I-200-25307-360249
- Civil Engineer at Skyline Consultants, Inc.$82,000NorcoDecided Nov 6, 2025I-200-25273-343591
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.